Readers Respond: Spring employment on the rise

What's your company's human resources strategy for the busy selling season to come?

The unemployment rate produced by the bureau of labor statistics is running at a super-low 4.1%. But regardless of the tight labor market, home improvement stores are going to face increased activity in the aisles and in the checkout lanes during the busy spring-selling season.

As they do every year, Home Depot and Lowe’s have announced massive spring hiring sprees. For readers of HBSDealer, there is definite hiring movement at work — 59% plan some type of hiring spree. But the sprees are commonly described as “minor. “